18 Jan 2016

Last week, the Irish Daily Star claimed that Liverpool are 'definitely interested' in signing Southampton striker Shane Long, and according to Mark McCadden - the Journalist who broke the story - Long is a perfect signing for LFC.

“I could see him [Long] slotting straight in, and giving [Liverpool] pace and energy to press high up the pitch. Shane is frightening when he gets moving".

What's 'frightening' is that Liverpool are even considering a move for Long*, who scores a goal every 208 minutes for Southampton. Thankfully, the Saints don't appear to be interested in selling. According to The Mirror today:

"Liverpool have had an £8m approach for Shane Long rebuffed. The Saints are determined to keep Long".

Ex-Red Danny Murphy is also aghast at the prospect of signing Long, and when asked about the proposed deal today, he told TalkSport:

Ronald Koeman insists that Long is a 'brilliant' player who is 'always running and working', but that's irrelevant (IMO). Liverpool need goalscorers, not Lallana-esque runners, and Long is simply another player who fails to score/create goals on a regular basis.

Prime example: Long is 28, and in the prime of his career, but he has never scored more than 8 Premier League goals in a single season. Case closed.

That said, if Klopp signs Long, then expect him to be played as a centre-half ;-)